perieye Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 I am a bit of a dynamic block novice but I am having a problem with the blocks I have been creating in AutoCAD 2008. I set up the blocks correctly, and saved them as separate files in my block library. They work just fine in the file I created them in but when I insert these blocks into a new drawing, they lose their dynamic qualities. Not sure if i'm missing a step in the creation of my blocks or what. If you have any suggestions I could use some help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabe Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 What features exactly do they lose? Is it possibly related to the drawing units? ***Ignore that.*** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbroada Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 two things spring to mind are they blocks within a block - if you explode them do they regain their properties have they been inserted at 1:1 or another scale? If the X, Y & Z scales are not identical they stop being dynamic. There is a buggette in AutoCAD where the Z scale doesn't equal X & Y when scaling in block (about the 8th significant place). Modify the Z scale by hand to get it equal to the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asos2000 Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 After changing the scale and if that DB has an attribute, you have to apply that command attsync Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perieye Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 They are drawn at 1:1 scale in all planes (xyz)...when i bring them into a drawing the dynamic blocks turn into just blocks without any parameters or actions associated with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbroada Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 can you post one here. Press the Go Advanced button just below and then Manage Attachments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perieye Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 Here is the tag i have created... SECTTAG.dwg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbroada Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I'll have a look when I get to work tomorrow - I'm at home now so no AutoCAD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feargt Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 when I opened your DB, it had all the dynamic features, all seemed to be working without problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perieye Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 the problem i'm having is, when you insert it into another drawing using the insert block command, it loses its parameters and actiona and becomes a regular block... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feargt Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I see what u mean, after bringing it in you can explode the block, then you have the DB parameters back, have you thought about putting your block on a toolpalette? this avoids this problem, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbroada Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I wondered about that, hence my first post. If you don't sort it tonight I will look tomorrow but it sounds like you may be near Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbroada Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 as I suspected, you have a block within a block. When I tried to insert your file I got a "Block references itself" error message. To avoid this you can either explode the block and save the drawing or WBLOCK what you have into a new file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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